More than 30 years of leadership in defense consulting, military operations, plans, and training in Navy, Joint, and Special Operations environments to include small, medium, and large organizations. Career highlights include: Staff officer and leader at US Embassy, Joint Combatant Command, and Special Operations organizations. Well-versed in a variety of roles: Strategy, plans, operations, logistics, human resources, organizational development, Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance. Passionate about training, team building, problem-solving, and leader development. Accredited Diplomat, Foreign Area Officer (FAO), US Navy fixed and rotary-wing aviator.

Strategic Plans Analyst

Start Date: 2010-04-01End Date: 2012-08-01

Branch Chef and Team Leader for United States Pacific Command (USPACOM) Southeast Asia war plans division, personally responsible for coordination and collaboration of research and development of ground-breaking approaches to defeating adversary aggression. In-depth understanding of the Commander’s intent for the organization’s number one war plan and toughest challenge directly influenced OSD objectives and inter agency contributions, and provided tailored and detailed guidance to intelligence community support. Dedicated efforts in reinforcing US commitment to freedom of movement and access were briefed directly to the Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and had significant impact on USPACOM military force levels. Extensive experience with Joint Intelligence Operations Center, including direct contributions to Joint Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment (JIPOE).